Danielle Wade as Dorothy, Mike Jackson as Tin Man and Jamie McKnight as Scarecrow star in The Wizard of Oz.

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A scene from the Canadian stage production of The Wizard of Oz, with Danielle Wade as Dorothy and Robin Evan Willis as The Good Witch.

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“Over the Rainbow” contestant Danielle Wade. The 20-year-old received the most viewer votes on the CBC-TV series “Over the Rainbow” to land the role of Dorothy in an upcoming Toronto Mirvish stage production of “The Wizard of Oz.”

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Actress Danielle Wade, Dorothy in the stage version of The Wizard of Oz, appears at the premiere of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s “The Wizard Of Oz” 3D, and The Grand Opening Of The New TCL Chinese Theatre Imax on September 15, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

The Wade family pose with Danielle on the Over the Rainbow set. Clockwise from the bottom, Alexa Wade, Bonnie Durham, Doug Wade, Jodi Wade, Danielle, and Jordyn Wade.

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Danielle Wade sings after winning the role of Dorothy in Toronto, Nov. 5, 2012 for the Canadian stage production of The Wizard of Oz. Between meeting the wizard, donning ruby slippers and hugging Webber, Wade is starting to realize she’s not in Kansas anymore. The morning after winning the role of Dorothy in a Toronto production of “The Wizard of Oz” on CBC-TV’s “Over the Rainbow,” the 20-year-old from La Salle, Ont., was running on just three hours of sleep and excited for the tornado of activity that was to follow.

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Danielle Wade with Andrew Lloyd Webber in Toronto, Nov. 5, 2012. Between meeting the wizard, donning ruby slippers and hugging Webber, Wade is starting to realize she’s not in Kansas anymore. The morning after winning the role of Dorothy in a Toronto production of “The Wizard of Oz” on CBC-TV’s “Over the Rainbow,” the 20-year-old from La Salle, Ont., was running on just three hours of sleep and excited for the tornado of activity that was to follow.

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Canadian actress and singer Danielle Wade sings the National Anthems at the Toronto Blue Jays season opener at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, April 2, 2013.

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Actress Danielle Wade, from LaSalle, Ont. and actress Ruth Duccini arrive at the première of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's The Wizard Of Oz 3D and The Grand Opening Of The New TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX earlier this week in Los Angeles. Duccini is one of only two surviving Munchkins out of the 124 from the 1939 movie.

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The crowd reacts to the announcement that Lasalle's Danielle Wade is the winner of the Over the Rainbow singing competition. Approximately 400 people assembled in the Sandwich Secondary School gym to watch the final episode. Wade is a graduate of the school.

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Students at LaSalle Public School show their support for former student Danielle Wade in LaSalle on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Wade is competing for the role of Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new Wizard of Oz. The students have been sporting green as a show of support.

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Jennifer Nugent, from left, Alexandra Nugent, Meaghan Wilkie, Anna Nugent and Laura Wilkie react to announcement that Lasalle's Danielle Wade is the winner of the Over the Rainbow singing competition. They were among approximately 400 people who assembled in the Sandwich Secondary School gym to watch the final episode of the CBC show. Wade is a graduate of the school.

Danielle Wade of LaSalle, Ontario, performs in the stage character Janet Vander Graff in The Drowsy Chaperone, part of the Windsor International Fringe Festival, Wednesday July 14, 2010.

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Danielle Wade and Curtis Waffle attend the Sandwich Secondary Prom held on Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Ciociaro Club.

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The 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz.

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In 1939, the film "The Wizard of Oz," opened across the U.S.

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The original Munchkins from the 1939 movie classic “The Wizard of Oz” pose with their new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during their induction ceremony in November 2007 in front of the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. From right to left are Mickey Carroll, Margaret Pelligrini, Ruth Duccini, Karl Slover, Meinhardt Raabe, Jerry Maren and Clarence Swensen.

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The 1939 film classic, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, was inspired by Lyman Frank Baum’s book.